Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-09-03
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Kentucky on Sunday last. His bu
siness there will necessitate stay o
several days.
Never leave home in the mornins
witt out kissing your wife good bye. =
LII Your wife doesn't happen TO be IN
then you should kiss the hired girl just
to keep your baud in.-Chicsgo Sunday
National. Then you might get your
foot in MorgGnto,cR Post.
In which? the girls mouth or the
mans hand. BE explicit, neighbor.
Mr.. MIKE HEALY, who is boss oil
the men employed by tue B. 81 0. at
the Cherry Run coal schultz, was
badly injured by a fall from the
schultz on Tuesday. Two of his ribs
were broken. He is now slowly i'm
proving.
In We olden times, kissing pretty
girl was considered cure for rheu-
matism. We have some rheuma-
tic twinges ourselves, and great faith
in the time remedies, but we can't
find the pretty girl--who is willing
to kiss us, we mean.-Statesman.
Why, you mean thing! You have
had your share of this delicious
rheumatism cure, and should now
stand back and give us younger edi-
tors a chance to be saved. We really
believe YOU contracted those twinges
purposely.
Corn HARVESTER. We witnessed
test of the Karicofe corn harvester
now being manufactured by Mr..
John Fitz, on Tuesday evening in
Mr.. Robert Lannon's field. There is
no doubt but that the harvester will
cut the corn down and put lit in piles
much more rapidly than two men
can with cleaves, but it is yet to be
demonstrated whether in putting it
in shock there will be time or labor
saved. We are inclined to think
there will be.-Statesman.
FINGERS MAsHED.-Mr. Chas. Pit
ger, one of the INDEPENDENTS force,
had the second and third fingers of
his right hand caught by Gordon
job press, on Monday, and horribly
mashed, several type going almost
through the members. Mr.. Pitzer
had just recovered from the effects
of bad cut in the head, resulting
from dive in the Tuscarora, and
the second accident comes with two
fold rigor. We hope he may soon
be able to use his hand again, and
that in the future he may be more
fortunate than he has been in the
past.
WHILE playing in the street Friday
evening, a small child of Mr.. 9 III Bow.
ers was run over by a buggy. The
bruises sustained by the child were
quite severe. but as no bones were in
jured, the little one is getting on COM
fortably. Parents should teach their
children to stay on the pavement. This
little one may not be ore of this class,
but there are too many who make bus
mess of interfering with passing We
hicles.
REUNION AT PEN-MAR.-The Lu-
theran Reunion will embrace two
days, Tuesday and Wednesday,
Sept. 9th and 9Th. Trains will
leave Martinsburg at S;25 a. m. and
Pen-Mar at 6p. m, Fare round trip
good for two days, Sl.00.
AT THE OLD BUSINESS. George
w. Ramer for many years popular
and well known proprietor of the
Stewart House, on Thursday last
took charge of the new and modern
hotel, the st. Clair, which was bull,
upon the site of the old house Mr.
Ramer is we'll known citizen Of
Berkeley County, is personally vel
known in adjoining counties and tc
the older travellers, and we have nc
doubt his presence and obliging KIND
ness will bring to the st. Clair an in
creased patronage.
BACK TO THEIR FIRST LovE.-Mr
/. A. Woods has returned from Kan
sas, displeased with the country anc
in love more firmly with the health
and hospitality of our little Noun
tain State. And, too, Mr.. JOSEPH
Imbach and family are home to stay
Joe says cyclones, droughts, and the
"immensity of the country" almost
paralyzed him. We are glad to wei
come them all home again. The
West may possess attractions fol
some, but more happiness and pros
perity can be found in one square
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